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Smoking Cessation Development Day
Oct
23
9:00 am09:00

Smoking Cessation Development Day

The Lung Health Promotion Centre at The Alfred with is please to offer a day of networking and information of all things Smoking Cessation.

Join industry colleagues and our panel of expert active Smoking Cessation Professionals in a busy day investigating all that is new in evidence based Smoking Cessation techniques including delivery, psychology and pharmacy of smoking cessation, including Mental Health, Pregnancy, High Risk Groups and technology and Quitting. and appeals to a wide respiratory and smoking cessation audience, promising to be an interesting mix of respiratory health and management topics.

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Speakers confirmed include:

TBC

Topics

Program Details

Event Type: Live Webinair

Date:    Monday 24th October 2023.

Time: 8:45 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinair.

Cost:     $300 (GST Inc)

  • Smoking Cessation in Australia - a year in review

  • Smoking Cessation for Mental Health clients

  • Practical Aspects of Smoking Cessation

  • Drug interactions - assessment and management

  • Difficult consultations

  • Tips, Tricks with new regimes

  • E Cigarettes

  • Vaping Chop Chop 

  • Delegate review - what's worked, what hasn't 

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COPD - Acute & Chronic Care - Diagnosis to Management
May
27
9:00 am09:00

COPD - Acute & Chronic Care - Diagnosis to Management

This one day intensive program is designed for health professionals to improve their understanding and knowledge in the current treatment and management of COPD.

Taking an holistic approach, the course is presented by team of experts in COPD and respiratory health, including consulting physicians, respiratory scientists, physiotherapists, psychologists and specialist nurses covering both acute and chronic topics.

Sessions cover acute and chronic COPD diagnosis and management - with key speakers covering core topics, recordings for review and supported by extended material available on the Lunghealth Portal.

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Program Details

Event Type: Live Webinar.

Date:    Friday 27th May

Time: 845 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinar.

Cost:     $300 (GST Inc)

Topics

  • COPDX treatment plan

  • Chronic Bronchitis & emphysema differences

  • Dealing with exacerbations

  • Management Options

  • Role of spirometry

  • Smoking cessation strategies

  • Living with chronic illness

  • Nutrition issues

  • Management of end stage lung disease

  • Palliative care and end of life issues

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What's new in Asthma Management?
Mar
17
9:00 am09:00

What's new in Asthma Management?

An intensive one day program for active health professionals to improve their understanding of management of asthma and allergy. Delivered by specialist expert speakers it will appeal to a wide respiratory audience, and promises an interesting program of asthma and allergy topics.

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Speakers to be confirmed - previous speakers and topics:

  • Dr Johnathan Pham                              -  Ethnicity and asthma

  • Dr Jenifer Koplin/Victoria Soriano    -  Health Nuts Study and current research

  • Ms Liz Leins                                         -  Childhood allergy and eczema

  • Professor Michael Abramson            -  Asthma Allergy and Thunderstorm Asthma

  • Dr Christopher Worsnop                    -  Changes in Guidelines

  • Mr Eddie Weber                                   -  Biologics and asthma

  • Ms Janet Williams

Program Details

Event Style: Live Webinair

Date:    Thursday 17th March 2022

Time: 845 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinair.

Cost:     $300 (GST Inc)

CPD: 7.5 hts for applicable

Topics

  • Thunderstorm Asthma

  • Biologics in Asthma

  • Asthma & Allergy in Childhood

  • Dysfunctional breathing (breathing pattern disorder in asthma)

  • Adult Allergic Disease & Asthma / Occupational Asthma

  • Medications, device use & adherence

  • Delegate review - what's worked, what hasn't 

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Spirometry - Principles & Practice
Aug
5
to 6 Aug

Spirometry - Principles & Practice

 
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A comprehensive 2 day course for professionals to accurately perform & interpret spirometry tests.

Comprising face to face training, written & practical assessment and workbook successful completion.

Delivered by expert Respiratory Scientists from The Alfred's TSANZ accredited Lung Function Laboratory, a part of the Physiology Service, Respiratory Medicine

Limited Places (max 10 per course)

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Program Details

Event Type: Live On-Premise

Date:    Thursday 5th / 6th August 2021.

Time: 845 am Registration for 9am start

Where: The Alfred, Commercial Rd, Melb.

Cost:     $975 (GST Inc)

  • Spirometry - an introduction.

  • How to correctly perform spirometry

  • Test Selection and Performance

  • Identify common testing problems

  • Result Interpretation

  • Predicative Reference Equations

  • Infection control and Quality Assurance

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Smoking Cessation Educators Course 2021 - 1
Mar
25
to 26 Mar

Smoking Cessation Educators Course 2021 - 1

 
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Current Course - 29th / 30th July - Click Here

A 2 day evidence based course empowers professionals to treat and manage nicotine dependency.

Taking an holistic approach using proven evidence based techniques, the course is presented by active experts and helps skill participants to be able to work effectively one on one with clients for effective nicotine management and health outcomes.

Presented by a panel of practicing health professionals including the team of the Lung Health Promotion Centre at the Alfred.

Click here for full details

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Program Details

Event Type: Live Webinair

Date:    Thursday 25th/26th March 2921.

Time: 845 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinair.

Cost:     $700 (GST Inc)

Single Day: $375

  • Smoking in Australia - facts and figures

  • Impact of smoking on health

  • Effect of nicotine on body and brain

  • Nicotine withdrawal syndrome

  • Measuring nicotine dependence

  • Treating symptom withdrawal

  • Using medications effectively

  • Special groups -  diabetes, pregnancy, teenagers

  • Smoking and mental illness

  • Behavioural interventions

  • What works and what doesn't

  • Setting up a smoking cessation clinic

  • Case studies

  • Evaluating the intervention

  • Mindfulness practice

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Asthma Educators Course
Nov
12
to 13 Nov

Asthma Educators Course

Current Course - 22nd/23rd July - Click Here

A 2 day online live interactive course covering the latest advances in asthma management and care for Health Professionals.

Taking an holistic approach, the course is presented by active experts and helps skill participants to be able to work effectively one on one with clients for effective management and health outcomes. Presented by a panel of practicing health professionals including the team of the Lung Health Promotion Centre at the Alfred.

Following our first live online sessions, places are filling fast.

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Program Details

Event Type: Live Webinair

Date:    Thursday 12th/13th November 2020.

Time: 845 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinair.

Cost:     $575 (GST Inc)

Single Day: $295

Assessment: $200

  • Landscape Fires

  • What is asthma? - current management

  • Medications & device use

  • Acute management

  • Correct use of inhalers and devices

  • Role of allergy

  • Role of spirometry

  • Anaphylaxis & use of auto injector device

  • Education & adherence strategies

  • Peak flow monitoring

  • Complementary therapies

  • Self-management strategies

  • Working with adolescents

  • Smoking cessation strategies

  • Breathing techniques

  • Childhood asthma

  • Asthma in general practice

  • Community Asthma Resources

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Asthma Educators Development Day
Oct
16
9:00 am09:00

Asthma Educators Development Day

An intensive one day program for active health professionals to improve their understanding of management of asthma and allergy. Delivered by specialist expert speakers it will appeal to a wide respiratory audience, and promises an interesting program of asthma and allergy topics.

Click here to book now

Speakers have been confirmed:

  • Dr Johnathan Pham                              -  Ethnicity and asthma

  • Dr Jenifer Koplin/Victoria Soriano    -  Health Nuts Study and current research

  • Ms Liz Leins                                         -  Childhood allergy and eczema

  • Professor Michael Abramson            -  Asthma Allergy and Thunderstorm Asthma

  • Dr Christopher Worsnop                    -  Changes in Guidelines

  • Mr Eddie Weber                                   -  Biologics and asthma

  • Ms Janet Williams

Program Details

Event Style: Live Webinair

Date:    Friday 16th October 2020

Time: 845 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinair.

Cost:     $300 (GST Inc)

CPD: 7.5 hts for applicable

Topics

  • Thunderstorm Asthma

  • Biologics in Asthma

  • Asthma & Allergy in Childhood

  • Dysfunctional breathing (breathing pattern disorder in asthma)

  • Adult Allergic Disease & Asthma / Occupational Asthma

  • Medications, device use & adherence

  • Delegate review - what's worked, what hasn't 

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Smoking Cessation Development Day
Oct
15
9:00 am09:00

Smoking Cessation Development Day

The Lung Health Promotion Centre at The Alfred with is please to offer a day of networking and information of all things Smoking Cessation.

Join industry colleagues and our panel of expert active Smoking Cessation Professionals in a busy day investigating all that is new in evidence based Smoking Cessation techniquesincluding delivery, psychology and pharmacy of smoking cessation, including Mental Health, Pregnancy, High Risk Groups and technology and Quitting. and appeals to a wide respiratory and smoking cessation audience, promising to be an interesting mix of respiratory health and management topics.

Click here to book your place

Speakers have been confirmed:

Assoc Prof Stuart Ferguson  A/Prof Kristin Carson-Chahhoud

Dr Henry Marshall FRACP, PhD A/Prof Mike McDonough

Ms Janet Williams

Topics

Program Details

Event Type: Live Webinair

Date:    Thursday 15th October 2020.

Time: 8:45 am Registration for 9am start

Where: Live Webinair.

Cost:     $300 (GST Inc)

  • Smoking Cessation in Australia - a year in review

  • Smoking Cessation for Mental Health clients

  • Practical Aspects of Smoking Cessation

  • Drug interactions - assessment and management

  • Difficult consultations

  • Tips, Tricks with new regimes

  • E Cigarettes, Chop Chop 

  • Delegate review - what's worked, what hasn't 

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